massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss; source of the silky kapok fiber
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kapok::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bombay ceiba, ceiba pentandra, ceiba tree, god tree, silk-cotton tree, white silk-cotton tree |
| Type of | angiospermous tree, flowering tree |
kapok::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | silk cotton, vegetable silk |
| Type of | plant fiber, plant fibre |
Examples of kapok
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The tree is also known as the Java cotton, Java kapok, Silk cotton or ceiba.
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Horse armor consisted of quilted cotton packed with kapok fiber and copper face plate.
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These are kapok pods, the contents of which are used to stuff pillows.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Kapok City is presumably far enough from China to escape official attention from Beijing.
From the independent.co.uk
The filling is kapok, a soft fiber that comes from a silk-cotton tree.
From the time.com
A pressed seed oil can be derived from from the seeds of the kapok tree.
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Straw, a dried form of grass, is also used for stuffing, as is kapok.
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Plush, shiny papers can be made from kapok, a fluffy seed fiber.
From the dispatch.com
Native tribes along the Amazon River harvest the kapok fibre to wrap around their blowgun darts.
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- A plant fiber from the kapok tree; used for stuffing and insulation
- Massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss; source of the silky kapok fiber
- Kapok (Ceiba pentandra) is a tropical tree of the order Malvales and the family Malvaceae (previously separated in the family Bombacaceae), native to Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, northern South America, and (as the variety C. pentandra var. guineensis) to tropical west Africa. ...
- A silky fibre obtained from the silk-cotton tree used for insulation and stuffing for pillows, mattresses, etc
- A short, lightweight, cotton-like, vegetable fiber found in the seed pods of the Bombocaceae tree. Because of its brittle quality, it is generally not spun. However, its buoyancy and moisture resistance makes it ideal for use in cushions, mattresses, and life jackets.
- Silky material used to make items like life preservers.
- A lightweight, hygenic and soft stuffing material mainly used in the 1920s and 1930s, sometimes used in combination with excelsior
- Mass of silky fibers that clothe the seeds of the kapok (or silk-cotton) tree, which grows 150 or more feet high with widely spreading branches and a spiny trunk as big as nine feet in diameter. ...
- A fiber obtained from the seed hairs of the ceiba tree. See also ceiba, java cotton, and silk cotton.
